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Now Accepting Applications for Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab

July 30, 2010 | Kimberly Dean | Posted in Calls for Submission > Interactive Industry

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Are you a filmmaker with a passion for comedy? Want to work with the best comedic talent in the business to make your comedy feature a reality?

Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab (www.cfccreates.com/comedy) is a CFC Film Program in Collaboration with Just For Laughs (www.hahaha.com).

There’s some very heavy weight people at the Lab. Just to get their ear is difficult enough in this business. These filmmakers are in a very privileged position.

- Eugene Levy, Chair of the Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab

The Deets!

THE WHAT: The program is divided into two intensive five-day modules so it’s accessible and manageable to working professionals. New this Year: Teams selected will do their second half of the program in sunny California!
THE WHEN: Module #1 – November 2010, Module #2 – March 2011
THE WHERE: Module #1 – Toronto, Module #2 – Los Angeles
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Monday, August 16, 2010

For more information and criteria visit www.cfccreates.com/comedy or email Kristine Kazias, kkazias@cfccreates.com

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IN MEMORIAM: Prof. Jerry Durlak

May 26, 2010 | Kimberly Dean | Posted in CFC Media Lab > News

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Dear Friends,

Our colleague, our mentor and our dearest friend, Jerry Durlak died on Saturday. I stole this picture of him from his daughter Caitlin’s Flickr pool. The jaunty hat, the purple shirt and the slight twinkle in the eye epitomize beautifully the Jerry we all knew and loved — whip-smart, confident, full of youthful exuberance, optimistic and ever-present.  What makes CFC Media Lab the unique place it is today is largely because of Jerry’s influence. He was there in 1997 when the stables were renovated into the “electronic cottage.” And he was there to push, excite, support and mentor this young woman who had no experience building a “school” but was too terrified to let anybody know. Except Jerry. He commanded trust (and in time, one’s adoration). He doled out equal measures of insights, references, practical advice, and what may seem like non-sequiturs until you shake your head a few more times and discover that he has made a connection only he had the lightning bolt ability to make.

I will miss him very much. We will all miss him.

Please join his wife, Reccia Mandelcorn and children, Alex, Caitlin and Meagan Durlak and step-daughter, Rachel Rosen.

A Meditation Service for Jerry Durlak
Thursday May 27, 2010
11AM
The Simple Alternative
275 Lesmill Road
416-441-1580

In lieu of flowers, donations to One Laptop per Child: www.laptop.org (OLPC Foundation, P.O.Box 425087, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142) would be appreciated.

Coffee and tea will be served at the Centre before and after the ceremony.

All the best,
Ana

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Webby Awards Find Homes on Canadian Mantles

May 11, 2010 | Kimberly Dean | Posted in Interactive Industry > News & Events

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This year’s 14th Annual Webby Awards celebrating outstanding online content will be held on June 14 in New York City. Dubbed the “Oscars of the Online World”, the Webby Awards honour exceptional producers and creators of blogs, websites, web tv shows, interactive advertising, online films, online video and mobile websites.

Canadian content producers have always been strong contenders at the Webby Awards.
This year was no different.

Love Letters to the Future, designed by CFC Media Lab Alumni, Patrick Crowe and Thomas Wallner’s Xenophile Media Inc., walked away with both the Webby and the People’s Voice awards in the “Green” Website category. The site allows users to send a video, image or message to be seen by future generations. In December, the Top 100 entries, as voted by the site’s visitors, were placed in a time capsule and delivered to the climate change conference in Copenhagen.

Toronto’s Swarm Entertainment won the Webby Netart award for Nawls, an interactive multimedia web comic.

AmoebaCorp of Toronto won the Webby for best use of animation or motion graphics for a promotional site for The Pop Shoppe.

Academy of Vancouver won the Webby for “best visual design – aesthetic” for History of Flight, a web exhibit of NBA great Michael Jordan’s iconic Air Jordan shoes.

1000 Awesome Things by Toronto’s Neil Pasricha won the People’s Voice award in the “blog – cultural” category.

Manifest Communications of Toronto won the People’s Voice award in the activism category for a site for the Canadian Stem Cell Foundation.

RAPP of Toronto won the People’s Voice award in the pharmaceuticals category for a promotional site for a GlaxoSmithKline product, Alli.

An interactive Web video based on the renowned documentary WaterLife and an iPhone application showcasing Canadian films earned Canada’s National Film Board (NFB) five Webby noms, a record number for the NFB.

Nominated for Online Film & Video, Best Sound Design, was The Curse of Degrassi, from Epitome Pictures Inc.

TAXI Canada‘s Let’s Change Insurance – Aviva Banners received a Banner Campaign nomination for the Interactive Advertising category.

TAXI Canada also received a nod for Best Use of Animation or Motion Graphics in the Website category for Smart Set’s Fashion At Play.

For the Email Marketing category, DDB Canada / Tribal Vancouver received a nomination for The Big Wild Email.

DDB Canada / Tribal Vancouver also received a nod for Russian Dolls for the Online Commercial category.


WAY TO BRING IT, CANADA!

*banner image from Xenophile’s Love Letters to the Future.

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CFC’s The Reel Challenge: Call for Submissions

April 13, 2010 | Kimberly Dean | Posted in Calls for Submission > Interactive Industry

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WANT TEN GRAND IN YOUR HAND?

The submission deadline for The Reel Challenge is fast approaching! Submit your film online by April 26, 2010 at thereelchallenge.ca.

The Reel Challenge contest, an initiative of the CFC, challenges filmmakers to create a short film that will persuade audiences to respect creator’s rights and copyright protection for their work.

1st place winner: $10,000

2nd & 3rd place winners: $2,500

Please note the contest is open to residents of Canada (excluding Quebec as well as all CFC employees and their families)

For more information click HERE.

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CFC Salutes Black History Month: Special Guest Announcement

February 2, 2010 | Kimberly Dean | Posted in CFC Media Lab > Events

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It’s been confirmed!

Lee Daniels, Oscar nominated Director (Precious, 2009), has been confirmed to join Norman Jewison and African-Canadian filmmaker and CFC Alumnus, Clement Virgo for CFC’s Salute to Black History Month event mentioned last week.

Don’t miss this exciting event!

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CFC Supports Black History Month

January 29, 2010 | Kimberly Dean | Posted in CFC Media Lab > Events

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The CFC is saluting Black History Month by holding a discussion on black representation in cinema with Norman Jewison and African-Canadian filmmaker and CFC Alumnus, Clement Virgo (plus a special guest TBA.)

When: February 9, 2010 at 7 pm

Where: Isabel Bader Theatre (map)

All proceeds from this event will go to the CFC Diversity Scholarship Fund.

Additional info can be found here.

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Sheena McDonald, CFC Director of Special Projects | Xenofile Media, CFC Media Lab Alumni Recognized at the Rose D’Or Festival

May 5, 2009 | Anthea Foyer | Posted in CFC Media Lab > News

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We are so proud to announce Sheena Macdonald,  Director of Special Projects, CFC, was presented with the 2009 Honorary Rose Award and Xenophile Media, CFC Media Lab Alumni won the first ever Multi Platform Award at the 2009 Rose D’Or.

Lucerne, Switzerland  – May 5, 2009 – This year’s Golden Rose winners were announced at the Awards Ceremony held on the final evening of the 49th  annual Rose d’Or Festival. Winners were presented with a coveted Golden Rose Award by international stars including Anatole Taubman (Quantum Of Solace), Sofia Milos (CSI Miami) and Jennifer Gareis (The Bold And The Beautiful). The event was hosted by American actor and comedian Maz Jobrani.

Festival Director Urban Frye presented Sheena Macdonald, Director of Special Projects at The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) and writer/producer George Anthony with the 2009 Honorary Rose.

“This award is presented to individuals who have made a significant impact on the entertainment television industry,” said Frye, “Sheena and George have made outstanding contributions during their careers. Their extraordinary achievements demonstrate the value of embracing quality, originality and creativity, and I am delighted to present them with the 2009 Honorary Rose Award.”

MULTI PLATFORM CATAGORY

MI High, Whack The Mole, The MI High Alternate Reality Game
Production Company: Xenophile Media
Broadcaster/Distributor: BBC

Whack the Mole, The MI High Alternate Reality Game, was created to enhance the viewer’s connection to the second season of MI High. Thirteen online episodes linked to thirteen episodes on TV broadcast from January to April 2008.
The interactive experience brings the world of MI High to life; offering viewers the chance to become an MI High Field Agent, literally joining the MI High Team, foiling villains and solving cases of vital importance to the British secret service.

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IN MEMORIAM: Prof. Jerry Durlak

May 26, 2010 – 8:49 am

Dear Friends, Our colleague, our mentor and our dearest friend, Jerry Durlak died on Saturday. I stole this picture of him from his daughter Caitlin’s Flickr pool. The jaunty hat, the purple shirt and the slight twinkle in the eye epitomize beautifully the Jerry we all knew and loved — whip-smart, confident, full of youthful [...]

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Webby Awards Find Homes on Canadian Mantles

May 11, 2010 – 4:59 pm

This year’s 14th Annual Webby Awards celebrating outstanding online content will be held on June 14 in New York City. Dubbed the “Oscars of the Online World”, the Webby Awards honour exceptional producers and creators of blogs, websites, web tv shows, interactive advertising, online films, online video and mobile websites. Canadian content producers have always [...]

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CFC’s The Reel Challenge: Call for Submissions

April 13, 2010 – 12:39 pm

WANT TEN GRAND IN YOUR HAND? The submission deadline for The Reel Challenge is fast approaching! Submit your film online by April 26, 2010 at thereelchallenge.ca. The Reel Challenge contest, an initiative of the CFC, challenges filmmakers to create a short film that will persuade audiences to respect creator’s rights and copyright protection for their [...]

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CFC Salutes Black History Month: Special Guest Announcement

February 2, 2010 – 3:47 pm

It’s been confirmed! Lee Daniels, Oscar nominated Director (Precious, 2009), has been confirmed to join Norman Jewison and African-Canadian filmmaker and CFC Alumnus, Clement Virgo for CFC’s Salute to Black History Month event mentioned last week. Don’t miss this exciting event!  

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CFC Supports Black History Month

January 29, 2010 – 4:18 pm

The CFC is saluting Black History Month by holding a discussion on black representation in cinema with Norman Jewison and African-Canadian filmmaker and CFC Alumnus, Clement Virgo (plus a special guest TBA.) When: February 9, 2010 at 7 pm Where: Isabel Bader Theatre (map) All proceeds from this event will go to the CFC Diversity [...]

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Sheena McDonald, CFC Director of Special Projects | Xenofile Media, CFC Media Lab Alumni Recognized at the Rose D’Or Festival

May 5, 2009 – 10:12 pm

We are so proud to announce Sheena Macdonald,  Director of Special Projects, CFC, was presented with the 2009 Honorary Rose Award and Xenophile Media, CFC Media Lab Alumni won the first ever Multi Platform Award at the 2009 Rose D’Or. Lucerne, Switzerland  – May 5, 2009 – This year’s Golden Rose winners were announced at [...]

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